In Popular Culture
The water supply issue in Bolivia was the main theme of the James Bond movie Quantum of Solace. The movie's story was inspired by the Cochabamba Water Revolt.
Even the Rain (Spanish: También la lluvia) is a 2010 Spanish drama film directed by Icíar Bollaín about filmmaker Sebastian (Gael García Bernal) who travels to Bolivia to shoot a film about the Spanish conquest of America. He and his crew arrive in 2000 during the tense time of the Cochabamba water crisis.
Read more about this topic: 2000 Cochabamba Protests
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